The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2032

Waning Crescent

27.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
27.8%
Age
24.6 days
Distance
369,700 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1352

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun296.53°
Phase angle116.31°
Illuminated fraction27.83%
Altitude / azimuth33.2° / 229.4°
Right ascension / declination22h 44m / -3.17°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude341.27° / 4.50°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.49° / -5.35°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-115.28° / -0.16°
Position angle of the axis337.1°
Position angle of the bright limb69.9°
Apparent magnitude-9.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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